Residents, former council members and two California legislators react to a scathing state audit that alleges resort interests improperly spent tax dollars – including influencing elected officials.
Tag: Anaheim City Council
Posted inGovernment
CA Auditors Lambast Anaheim’s Tourism Bureau, Find Improper Tax Dollar Spending
State Auditors found that Anaheim’s tourism bureau inappropriately dished out taxpayer dollars to an Anaheim Chamber of Commerce controlled nonprofit during the COVID pandemic.
Posted inTop Stories
Anaheim Looks to Change How Politicians Raise Money for Campaigns
City council members could limit the time candidates can repay campaign debt – along with the amount they loan themselves – in the fallout of Orange County’s largest public corruption scandal in recent history.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Anaheim Offers Key Lessons on How To Clean Up a City Hall
Focusing in the New Year on the reforms that local politicians fought last year offers a roadmap to transparency and change.
Posted inAnaheim
Can an Ethics Officer Restore Trust in Anaheim After the FBI Corruption Scandal?
City council members are moving forward with creating an ethics officer position in the wake of one of Orange County’s biggest public corruption scandals in history
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC District Attorney Rarely Prosecutes Political Crimes
While his office is now investigating corruption in Anaheim, DA Todd Spitzer hasn’t done much to look into public corruption.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC District Attorney Confirms Corruption Investigation in Anaheim
DA Todd Spitzer’s announcement comes amidst a recent FBI investigation into corruption at city hall, which saw former mayor Harry Sidhu plead guilty in September.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Watering Orange County’s Local News Desert
Voice of OC readers can directly support local accountability reporting this month by joining the national NewsMatch campaign challenging local communities to fundraise for local news amidst mounting efforts to muzzle public debate.
Posted inAnaheim
Santana: Will Anaheim Trigger The Fall of Reform Across Orange County and Beyond?
This Fall, the Happiest Place on Earth becomes the backdrop behind a series of hard looks at how local city halls are really run in the wake of a public corruption scandal. Will reform follow or fail?
Posted inAnaheim
Former Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman Dead at 43
The former councilman had a controversial tenure in public office, known as a staunch advocate of Disneyland resort interests and the controversial and ill-fated attempt to sell off Angel Stadium.
